Urge the Allegheny County Health Department to Protect Our Health!

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Urge the Allegheny County Health Department to Protect Our Health!

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Summary

Residents in Clairton and Mon Valley communities suffer serious respiratory and health problems due to air pollution coming from U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works – one of the largest coking operations in the United States.

The voices of Mon Valley residents must be heard, especially with the pending sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel. Residents in environmental justice communities deserve a seat at the table.  In Clairton, nearly 40% of residents are Black and they live near the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant. Many are disproportionately affected by pollution and related illnesses, including asthma and cancer. Children living near the plant suffer from asthma rates that are nearly three times higher than the rest of the U.S. Championing environmental justice requires listening to residents whose health and quality of life are the most harmed by the coking operations.